Today on Flashback Friday, we take a look back at a group of sisters named Sledge: it's Sister Sledge. Now, Sister Sledge have also had the bigger hit "We Are Family", but honestly? Even though "We Are Family" is more iconic, I kind of prefer this one.
Oh-what-wow
He's the greatest dancer
Oh-what-wow
That I've ever seen
Notably, how bewildered it sounds in the chorus. Like someone just pointed out this dancer to Sister Sledge while they're in the middle of a conversation, and they turn around going "Oh, what? Wow!"
And as the song continues, he really does sound like the greatest dancer ever.
The champion of dance
His moves would put you in a trance
And he never leaves the disco alone
Arrogance but not conceit
As a man he's complete
I tell you, if I could convey "arrogance but not conceit" in my dance moves, I would definitely do so! Actually, it would just be nice to convey something other than "wow, this guy really can't dance".
He wears the finest clothes
The best designers, heaven knows
Ooh, from his head down to his toes
See? He's even got the style to back it up!
Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci
Yeah! Those are all names that I'm vaguely familiar with! I'm not much of a fashionista.
More important than the lyrics, though, is that killer guitar hook. The song was written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, and as a result, it sounds notoriously groovy. Maybe it's just me, but disco's backlash seems undeserved when we're apparently supposed to dance to David Guetta music now. You can definitely dance to this.
And that's really all there is to say about it, honestly. Sister Sledge: Go back and check 'em out this Friday. Or any other day, really. Good group.
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